NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Boyce, VA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
25 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Boyce, Virginia since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sandy in 2012. Since 1950, 63 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 22
- Tornadoes
- 63
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Boyce
The strongest storm to pass near Boyce was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 1 mile. The record near Boyce begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Sandy in 2012, a tropical storm 73 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 5 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 25 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Boyce has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 33% of the 364 Virginia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 63 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 8 times; the most recent, on April 28, 2011, came within 25 miles. Of the 63, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on August 8, 2024. Boyce has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 364 Virginia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1960, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Boyce has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 364 Virginia cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Boyce
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 2 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2003 | IsabelSep 19 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 18 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 28 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormOct 1 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 2 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 20 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 30 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 23 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 1 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 13 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 45 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 13 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Boyce: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Boyce
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s9
- 2000s21
- 1990s17
- 1980s3
- 1970s3
- 1960s3
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2011 | EF2 | 25 mi | 33.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F2 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F2 | 10 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F2 | 21 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F2 | 19 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F2 | 20 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 4, 1975 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 1961 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | EF1 | 8 mi | 4.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 2021 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.81 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 2008 | EF1 | in town | 0.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 2005 | F1 | 16 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 63, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Boyce
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Boyce since 1960, made on 53 separate days. Of these, 56 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on April 23, 1999. The most recent report is from March 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Boyce
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mt Wx, VA, 8 miles east of Boyce at 1,659 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 22°F. September is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 46.5 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (24.5 of 46.5 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. That 46.5 inches is more than at 63 of the 109 Virginia stations used on this site (58%). Berryville, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Winchester 7 SE, VA): 39.9 inches a year, 6.6 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 22 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Feb | 43 | 24 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 50 | 30 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Apr | 62 | 41 | 3.4 | 7 |
| May | 70 | 51 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Jun | 79 | 61 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Jul | 82 | 65 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Aug | 81 | 64 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 75 | 57 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Oct | 64 | 46 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Nov | 53 | 36 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 43 | 27 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Year | 62 | 44 | 46.5 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mt Wx, VA (1,659 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Boyce
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 338 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Boyce: 258 thunderstorm wind reports, 67 floods, 10 flash floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 4, 2008. Of the 364 Virginia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 69 have had fewer than Boyce.
July 28, 1997: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Boyce — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
July 28, 2023: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Boyce — 1 injured, $75,000 damage.
NWS: “Several dozen trees and wires blew down in the Boyce area of Clarke County, including several onto vehicles. One tree blew down onto a car in the 11800 block of US-340 Lord Fairfax Highway, injuring the occupant.”
August 30, 2022: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Boyce — $250,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Clarke County, which includes Boyce, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 4 snowstorms, 3 floods, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 2, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clarke County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.6 million a year, the 90th highest of 133 Virginia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (53%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Boyce
- Berryville, VA7 mi
- Bluemont, VA9 mi
- Linden, VA9 mi
- Stephens City, VA9 mi
- Front Royal, VA12 mi
- Stephenson, VA12 mi
- Winchester, VA13 mi
- Middletown, VA13 mi
- Clear Brook, VA14 mi
- Round Hill, VA15 mi
- Middleburg, VA16 mi
- Marshall, VA16 mi
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